The Anambra State Police Command has arrested eight suspects for various offences bordering on kidnapping, cultism, illegal possession of a firearm and armed robbery. This was disclosed in a press statement by the command’s spokesman SP Tochukwu Ikenga, on Friday.…

A 26-years-old Ibrahim Mohammed has been declared wanted for allegedly stealing a car belonging to the the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, in a statement on Friday said Mohammed is wanted in connection with…

Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed for counter-terrorism operations in Kaduna State have rescued no fewer than 13 kidnapped students. The rescued students comprise six males and seven females. A statement on X by the Nigerian Army on Friday said…

Three youths have been arrested in Yola, Adamawa State, after a scuffle with a man over his phone. The youths, said to be among notorious young criminal elements known around Adamawa State as Shila Boys, had deceptively operated their Keke…

One Akeem Sulaiman, a 24-year-old, has been arrested by personnel of the Osun State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for allegedly vandalizing Ansar-Ud-Deen Secondary School, Iwo. The Osun NSCDC Commandant, Michael Adaralewa, in a statement…

Six people were confirmed dead when a commercial bus plunged into the Ovia River in Edo State on Thursday evening. The Edo sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Cyril Mathew, confirmed the incident, noting that divers had been…

A mass shooting in Virginia has left two people dead and three others wounded, as authorities continue their investigation into the incident. The gunman fled the scene before police arrived. Officers discovered multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds. One adult…

Troops of the Nigerian Army on Thursday killed a terrorist kingpin, known as Halilu Buzu and some of his fighters in Zamfara State. Buzu was regarded as the boss of terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji, whom the Chief of Defence Staff,…

A Nigerian man, Emmanuel Ihejirika, who had been sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking, has been released after several years in prison. His release was made possible through the pro bono efforts of Washington, D.C.-based Nigerian lawyer, Emmanuel…

The body of murdered Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei began its journey home to Uganda on Friday, as activists rallied against the latest reported case of gender-based violence in Kenya. The 33-year-old athlete succumbed to her wounds last week after being attacked…

Five persons have reportedly died in a fatal accident that involved a commercial bus and a gas tanker in Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Thursday. The accident had caused gridlock leading to travellers being trapped along Ife/Ibadan/Lagos Expressway. Casualties from the…

The Police Command in Ebonyi has confirmed that the explosion that claimed the lives of Mr and Mrs George Onuabuchi in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, was caused by a gas cylinder and not an inverter battery. Deputy Superintendent of…

Gunbattle between the military operatives and bandits have continued unabated, following the murder of two soldiers along the Gusau – Funtua highway. DAILY POST gathered that since the murder of the military operatives, soldiers have continued to engage the bandits…

Osun State Fire Service on Friday said five lives were lost in the fatal accident involving a gas tanker and a commercial bus that occured in Ile-Ife, Osun state. The PUNCH had earlier reported that many commuters were trapped in…

The Police Command in Rivers has apprehended five suspects over the alleged killing of Chief Ndidi Livingstone, a former Community Development Committee, CDC, Chairman, Mgbuoshimini, Rumueme, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Disu Olatunji, told newsmen in…